Once again, musicians don't really earn anything on record sales. Theoretically they receive about 30% of the profit made on album sales but that's normally deducted by the record label as payments for the loan they have given them for recording their tracks, shooting the videos etc. so unless you're a very very famous musician it's unlikely that you'll ever pay back this "loan" or earn anything on record sales.
The two main sources of income for musicians are:
* Performing rights. They receive royalties for public performances of the works they composed. Which means not everyone in the band gets paid, only the ones who are registered as composers of that particular work. This is paid for public performances, e.g. radio and television broadcasts. If your work gets broadcasted (or played in chains such as McDonald's as background music) you can earn an awful lot of money.
* Live performances. Even for moderately well-known musicians, it's not unusual to get paid around $1500 per gig per person.
The two main sources of income for musicians are:
* Performing rights. They receive royalties for public performances of the works they composed. Which means not everyone in the band gets paid, only the ones who are registered as composers of that particular work. This is paid for public performances, e.g. radio and television broadcasts. If your work gets broadcasted (or played in chains such as McDonald's as background music) you can earn an awful lot of money.
* Live performances. Even for moderately well-known musicians, it's not unusual to get paid around $1500 per gig per person.
(I work in the broadcasting / recording industry)